Evaluating the clinical and economic burden of healthcare-associated infections during hospitalization for surgery in France

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2473-2482

  Lamarsalle, L ^a   Hunt, B ^b   Schauf, M ^c   Szwarcensztein, K ^c   Valentine, W J ^b  

^a HEVA   (France)

^b Ossian Health Economics and Communications   (Switzerland)

^c JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; France; healthcare associated infections; nosocomial infections; surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

TRICLOSAN;

ABDOMINAL ARTERY SURGERY; ABDOMINAL VEIN SURGERY; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BOWEL SURGERY; BRAIN SURGERY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; COST CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTHCARE BURDEN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIS HYSTERECTOMY; MORTALITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PELVIS SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 84893096205     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000253     Document Type: Article

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